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The article presents a reprint of the article "An End to Quick Fixes," by George P. Schultz, Michale J. Boskin, John F. Cogan, Allan Meltzer, and John B. Taylor, which appeared in "The Wall Street Journal." It discusses how the U.S. can return to prosperity from the financial crisis. It explores the adoption of a strategy based on proven economic principles. It tackles how the Federal Reserve can make monetary policy more rule-like.

The article presents an obituary for John T. Dunlop, Lamont University professor emeritus at Harvard University.

The article presents several letters written to the journal with regard to centenary celebration of foreign policy expert late Hans Morgenthau and bestowing of Hans Morgenthau award to Richard N. Haass and George F. Kennan award to Maurice R. Greenberg for contributing in the field of foreign policy. The people who have written letters to the journal include George E. Pataki, Governor, New York; Secretary of State, Colin L. Powell; etc. The letters also mention contribution of Hans Morgenthau and George F. Kennan in the shaping of the foreign policy of the United States.

Focuses on the issue of accountability in the problem of terrorism worldwide. Discussion on the principle of state accountability; Provisions of Resolution 1189 of the United Nations Security Council in 1998; Ideas related to the global prevention of terrorism.

Terrorism is an alarming pattern, but it is something that one can identify and therefore, a threat that one can devise concrete measures to combat. Terrorism is neither random nor without purpose. Today one is confronted with a wide assortment of terrorist groups, which alone or in concert, orchestrate acts of violence to achieve distinctly political ends. Their stated objectives may range from separatist causes to revenge for ethnic grievances to social and political revolution. The terrorists profit from the anarchy caused by their violence. They succeed when governments change their policies out of intimidation. But the terrorist can even be satisfied if a government responds to terror by clamping down on individual rights and freedoms.

The article discusses basic strategic approach that need to be taken by the U.S. and its allies to prevent growing problems in Ukraine by encroachment of Russia. Topics discussed include important trading and financial dealings of Russia with Western countries, global security and the economic commons by cross-border threats and need of cooperation between Russia, Europe and the U.S. and applying a cooperative, transparent approach to the for the security of the region.

Argues against the claim that labor economics and industrial relations courses are obsolete. Reasons for the decline in the number of students who enroll in labor courses; Weaknesses of the existing labor courses; Steps that should be taken by the academic sector to regain students' interest in labor and industrial relations courses.

This article focuses on the improvement of productivity, and the associated problems of sharing the consequent gains and managing the consequent transitions for people and organizations in Great Britain. There is an efforts in setting up wage-payment systems and employment arrangements that would facilitate improvements in productivity. And unions have been increasingly preoccupied with the processes of technological change, the alteration of working rules and the institution of other changes in customary employment practices. Major technological changes are usually industry-wide, making it dangerous for any individual firm to build into its structure of costs a permanent and major sharing of the gains with its labor force.

The article focuses on the importance of K-12 school system that helps in improving the economy of the U.S. It mentions that the comparison of gross domestic product (GDP) per -capita growth rate depicts the contribution of international math assessment tests. It mentions that the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, shows the rank of the U.S. in maths.

Soviet Jewry and U.S.-Soviet Relations Thank you very much, Ken [Kenneth Bialkin, National Chairman of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and of the Conference of Presidents of Major American [...]

Introduces a series of articles on the security environment in the Mediterranean region, published in the April 1997 issue of the periodical 'Mediterranean Quarterly.'